Exploring the Sky by Day

by Dickinson, Terence

• ISBN13: 9780920656716
• ISBN10: 0920656714
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-09-01
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

Winner of the Children's Roundtable Literature Information Book Award. Ideal for children, Exploring the Sky by Day offers fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning, the 10 types of clouds, storms, solar haloes, sundogs, and sunsets. Brought to life with dozens of photographs and the color illustrations of John Bianchi the book provides an excellent introduction to weather and the atmosphere.

Author Biography

Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing in astronomy. More than one million copies of his books are in print. He is the recipient of many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal. He live near Kingston, Ontario. Dickinson's new edition of Nightwatch has already sold over 75,000 copies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(1)
The Atmosphere	6	(2)
Formation of Clouds	8	(2)
Types of Clouds	10	(2)
Cumulus Clouds	12	(2)
Stratus Clouds	14	(2)
Cirrus Clouds	16	(2)
Unusual Clouds	18	(2)
Types of Precipitation	20	(2)
Rain Formation	22	(2)
The Beauty of Rainbows	24	(2)
Snow and Snowstorms	26	(4)
Thunderstorms and Lightning	30	(2)
Air Currents	32	(2)
Weather Lore	34	(2)
Sky Colour	36	(2)
Haze and Humidity	38	(2)
Fog, Mist and Smog	40	(2)
Dew and Frost	42	(2)
Climate Zones	44	(2)
Haloes, Pillars and Sundogs	46	(2)
Airplane Window View	48	(2)
Sunset and Sun Shape	50	(2)
Earth Motions	52	(2)
Aurora Borealis	54	(2)
Moon Phases	56	(4)
Horizon Illusion	60	(2)
Hurricanes and Hail	62	(2)
Tornadoes and Waterspouts	64	(2)
Weather Forecasting	66	(4)
Credits	70	(1)
Further Reading	71	(1)
Index	72